Comparison

Asteroidal vs Drifty Asteroid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Asteroidal

Features
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Asteroids are everywhere in this retro arcade game, your job is to blast em! Fly your mighty space destroyer to the Asteroid Belt, Earth's future is in your hands. Asteroids, there are an estimated 1.9 million planet killers in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. That's asteroids big enough to cause an extinction event for us here on our fragile little planet. Your mission is to head into the asteroid belt and destroy all the largest asteroids before they ever get a chance to get anywhere near the Earth. The dinosaurs were wiped out by a stray asteroid, if they had though ahead and built a mighty star ships to destroy the asteroids first then they would still be alive today! So don't wait for the asteroids to come to us, download Asteroidal now, fly to the asteroid belt and blast them first.

About

Drifty Asteroid

Features
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Drifty Asteroid is a puzzle game, transporting you to the enchanting world of orbital mechanics! Create planetary systems to guide asteroids drifting in the deep space. Features: • Position planets and use gravity to guide asteroids into bright stars. • Discover the colourful world of planets. • Learn from mistakes by following the stardust trail. • Think outside the box and conquer the trickiest planetary systems. • Track Game Center achievements and challenge friends. • Play progress is synced to all your devices.

Screenshots

Asteroidal4 screens
Drifty Asteroid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Asteroidal at none against Drifty Asteroid's 8. Asteroidal also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.6). Drifty Asteroid's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 35 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Drifty Asteroid sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Asteroidal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Asteroidal ships an update every 35 months, Drifty Asteroid every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Asteroidal versus Drifty Asteroid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteroidalDrifty Asteroid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB20 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsToomas Vahter

In-app purchases

None

Asteroidal

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Drifty Asteroid

One-time8
  • Giant Stars 1$0.99
  • Solution 1$1.99
  • Giant Stars 3$1.99
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  • Giant Stars 6$2.99
  • Solution 3$3.99
  • Giant Stars 12$3.99
  • Solution 6$5.99
  • Solution 12$7.99

Questions

Is Asteroidal free?
Asteroidal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drifty Asteroid free?
Drifty Asteroid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Asteroidal or Drifty Asteroid have ads?
Asteroidal shows ads; Drifty Asteroid does not.
Which is updated more often, Asteroidal or Drifty Asteroid?
Asteroidal ships an update every 35 months, and Drifty Asteroid every 3 months. Most recently, Asteroidal was updated on October 9, 2026 and Drifty Asteroid on October 5, 2026.

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